Lot Essay
Purchased by the collector from Fine Japanese Works of Art, Sotheby & Co, London, Tuesday 18th February, 1969, Lot 31
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A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTION OF NETSUKE FORMED IN THE 1960s - 1970s
A WOOD NETSUKE OF FUKUROKUJU
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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A WOOD NETSUKE OF FUKUROKUJU
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
The model of Fukurokuju standing with long flowing sleeves and large head covered, his bare feet visible, carrying a puppy with its feet dangling, the puppy’s fur and other detail incised, carved, and stained, the puppy’s eyes inlaid in dark cow horn
8cm. high
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
The model of Fukurokuju standing with long flowing sleeves and large head covered, his bare feet visible, carrying a puppy with its feet dangling, the puppy’s fur and other detail incised, carved, and stained, the puppy’s eyes inlaid in dark cow horn
8cm. high
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